Nominate Federal Judges: President must appoint a federal judge but the Senate must confirm said judge.

Grant Pardons: President gives formal forgiveness of crimes a person or group of people have committed.

Inherent Powers of the President

means the powers not directly stated in the constitution, Implied to make sure the president does their job right.

Executive Agreements: agreement made by the President with other nations without the Senate confirmation. Example: FDR gave 50 overage destroyers to Great Britain during WWII for leases on some British naval bases.

Executive Orders: Presidential rule that has the power of a law. Usually used in a time of crisis. Example: FDR had people of Japanese descent put into camps after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

How the President Checks Other Branches of Government

Judicial: the President is the one who nominates supreme court and federal judges; can also grant pardons to persons that have committed a crime. Example: Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for the Watergate Scandal

Legislative: the President can veto bills proposed by congress, propose bills to congress members, and gives the federal budget to the House.

25th Amendment

States that should the President die or resign, the Vice President will replace him/her. Examples: Lyndon Baines Johnson took the Presidency after JFK was assassinated. Gerald Ford became president after Richard Nixon resigned

Expansion and Contraction of Presidential Power

Executive Privilege: The president and higher up members of the executive branch can withhold information from other branches of government and the public. Implied power. This did not work for Richard Nixon because he was trying to keep evidence from a criminal case.

Line-item veto: Executive ability to eliminate certain lines of a bill without eliminating (veto) the bill as a whole. In Clinton v NY the law was found unconstitutional

Pocket Vetoes: Ignoring a bill and letting it sit there, unsigned.

War Powers Act: 1973 law stating that the president can send troops to places of conflict without Congressional approval. President must inform congress within 48 hours, keep troops in area for no more that 60 days with a 30 day withdrawal period.